Mumbai: The Bombay high court has permitted the medical termination of a 27-week pregnancy of a 17-year-old rape survivor, upholding her right to reproductive autonomy.Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Wednesday said even though JJ Hospital medical board has given its opinion that there is no substantial foetal anomaly, “the petitioner does not wish…
Bengaluru: Central crime branch sleuths arrested a man and launched a manhunt for others on charges of selling 181 tickets of recently held IPL matches in the black market.Chandrashekhar, who worked in the stadium canteen, is in police custody. Investigations revealed that a staffer of Chinnaswamy Stadium was also involved in the racket.According to a…
Chennai: Three more youths have been arrested on Thursday, for attacking a teenage college girl near Minjur after she resisted their burglary attempt, on Wednesday night. The girl, a resident of Vallur near Minjur, was studying on the terrace of her house on Wednesday night. Around 10pm, a gang of five men, who were drunk,…
Hyderabad: Child marriage in Telangana is not confined to communities it is usually associated with. A careful reading of the Independent Expert Working Group (IEWG) report and related Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) survey shows that while the overall burden remains spread across all social groups, some of the most unexpected spikes…
Gurgaon: A Class X student died by suicide at his residence in Pataudi on Wednesday evening, shortly after checking his Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination results.The deceased, Kunal, was a resident of Baba Hardev Colony in Jatauli village and studied at a local senior secondary school. No note was recovered from the spot…
hargram: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday criticised BJP’s poll promise to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Bengal within six months of coming into office, alleging it would dictate how people practise their religion.“Earlier, Amit Shah mentioned implementing UCC if they come into office. UCC is basically forcing on you how…
Public toilet in Sector 12 has a flowerpot blocking the entrance Public toilet near Mahamaya Flyover is one of the many that have been locked for a month Public toilet in Sector 12 has a flowerpot blocking the entrance Public toilet near Mahamaya Flyover is one of the many that have been locked for a…
Colva: Twelve employees of a scrapyard at Seraulim were detained for questioning by the Colva police for allegedly supplying banned e-cigarettes to minors.Colva police inspector Vikram Naik said they received credible inputs that underage individuals were using vapes, with the supply allegedly linked to the scrapyard.On Wednesday, the scrapyard was raided and no contraband was…
Gorakhpur: Chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, appreciated the fact that people from across the country were benefiting from the state-of-the-art Panchakarma centre at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University (MGUG), during his visit to the campus for the Viksit Bharat–Viksit Uttar Pradesh 2047 programme on Wednesday.Accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Chandrasekaran toured the Ayurvedic college’s Panchakarma…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat will play a major role in making India a developed nation by 2047, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said while inaugurating the GCCI annual trade expo GATE-2026 at the Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Addressing industry leaders and exhibitors, Patel said Gujarat’s strong industrial base, policy support and entrepreneurial culture would drive…
